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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Carl Lars Genghis Hansen, Vancouver, CA;
Michael Vanlnsberghe, Vancouver, CA;
Adam White, Toronto, CA;
Oleh Petriv, Vancouver, CA;
Tim Leaver, Vancouver, CA;
Anupam Singhal, Mississauga, CA;
William Bowden, Vancouver, CA;
Veronique Lecault, Vancouver, CA;
Dan Da Costa, Vancouver, CA;
Leo Wu, Surrey, CA;
Georgia Russell, Vancouver, CA;
Darek Sikorski, Vancouver, CA;
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Abstract
Microfluidic devices are provided for trapping, isolating, and processing single cells. The microfluidic devices include a cell capture chamber having a cell funnel positioned within the cell capture chamber to direct a cell passing through the cell capture chamber towards one or more a cell traps positioned downstream of the funnel to receive a cell flowing. The devices may further include auxiliary chambers integrated with the cell capture chamber for subsequent processing and assaying of the contents of a captured cell. Methods for cell capture and preparation are also provided that include flowing cells through a chamber, funneling the cells towards a cell trap, capturing a predefined number of the cells within the trap, interrupting the flow of cells, flowing a wash solution through the chamber to remove contaminants from the chamber, and sealing the predefined number of cells in the chamber.